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PHOTO GALLERY: USP Masquerade Benefit

On Friday, December 2, 2011, United Student Pride & Associated Student Inc. Of Fresno State hosted a Masquerade Benefit for HIV / AIDS Awareness at the Satellite Student Union at Fresno State. The event was to bring awareness to HIV / AIDS issues. Proceeds from the event will be donated to a local HIV / […]

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Harvey Milk Hope Award

The Harvey Milk Project is accepting applications for the inaugural “Harvey Milk Hope Award” of $2,000 to be presented in 2012-13 to a Fresno State junior or senior enrolled in the Humanics Certificate Program (community benefit administration/non-profit organization management). Online application:www.csufresno.edu/scholarships/index.shtml Due: Feb. 28, 2012 YOU GOTTA GIVE ‘EM HOPE! www.theharveymilkproject.org Donations welcome. Online @

EVENT: World AIDS Day Fresno THIS THURSDAY

Don’t miss this year’s WORLD AIDS DAY EVENT at the Tower Theater this Thursday December 1st. This year marks the monumental 30 YEARS OF HIV. There will be entertainment, speakers, food and a reading of names. This is a FREE EVENT. Please come and invite your friends. Support the COMMUNITY… This is a video from

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30 Years

2011 marks the 30th Anniversary of reported AIDS cases. It started in 1981. The most recent studies have traced HIV back to 1921. My first experience with HIV & AIDS came as it came to the rest of the world. It was early 1981 (specifically, AIDS was first reported on June 5th, 1981, through the

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EVENT: Local World AIDS Day Event

On Thursday, December 1, 2011 we will observe World AIDS Day with an event at the Tower Theater. Beginning at 5:30 pm, the evening will be filled with local entertainment and recognition of the 30 year anniversary of HIV. We will pay tribute to current and past local providers of HIV care and prevention services.

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FREE HIV Testing At Community Center TUESDAY

Tomorrow (Tuesday, November 29th, 2011) there will be FREE HIV Testing offered by the Fresno County Dept of Public Health at the Fresno LGBT Community Center, which will be open. Testing will be offered from 2:30-5:30PM Free testing is offered in honor of World AIDS Day, which is this Thursday, December 1st. The local, annual

Barney Frank Will Retire

Barney Frank, openly gay and in congress as a Democrat for the state of Massachusetts for 30 years, has announced his retirement. His office released the following… I will not be a candidate for reelection to the House of Representatives in 2012. I began to think about retirement last year, as we were completing passage

It’s Time: New marriage equality ad

From Autostrade:   Australia’s voting population isn’t as divided on the issue of marriage equality as America’s; in fact, almost two-thirds of voters support it. But it’s also not seen as an issue of high national priority, and Australia’s Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, still claims that marriage equality would constitute an unwelcome change to the institution